1 Drachm - al-Mahdi Arab-Bukharan; Bakh Bakh
Features
| Issuer |
Abbasid Governors of Bukhara
(Abbasid Governorates)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 763-772 |
| Value | 1 Drachm |
| Currency | Drachm (750-948) |
| Composition | Bilon |
| Weight | 2.93 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 483756 |
| References | Zeno cat# 290898 Zeno category (https://zeno.ru/) |
Obverse
(en) Crowned bust of ruler right, crescent with dot above crown.
In front of the face is a Sogdian legend - "King of Bukhara", behind the head is an Arabic inscription "al-Mahdi". Below bust, the typically three dots are replaced by Persian "bakh bakh"
Scripts: arabski, perski, sogdyjski
Lettering:
al-Mahdī
pwx'r xwb k'n'
Bakh Bakh
Reverse
W centrum monety znajduje się ołtarz z głową Ahura Mazdy po prawej stronie.
Po obu stronach ołtarza znajdują się postacie mobedów (pomocników).
Mint
Ma'dan al-Shash, modern-day Tashkent, UzbekistanComments
(en)
The Bukharan types of al-Mahdi with “Bakh-Bakh” were likely struck in Chach/al-Shash, modern day Tashkent.
Muhammad took the title al-Mahdi in 145 (763), and in the same year began issuing dirhams inscribed al-Mahdi until 155 (772) when he was recalled to Baghdad and official coinage ceased at his mints.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (763-772) | |||||||||||||||
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